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Loose those kilos with dance aerobics

If you’re in a hurry to lose those extra kilos to look like a princess through this wedding and the party season, a tailor-made dance aerobics session can be a good option for you. We tell you all that you need to know…

“Dance aerobics helps burn calories, detoxifies the body and gives your skin a wonderful glow,” says Wanitha Ashok, a Bangalore-based fitness expert and body sculptor. All you need to do is spend about 40 minutes every alternate day in a studio and do a combination of aerobics and a strength-training routine.”

Santosh Kumar, grandmaster of the Australian Council of Fitness and founder of the Figurine Fitness group of gyms in Bangalore, believes that dance aerobics can keep the body strong through all kinds of stress. “It’s an all-round body activity that is ideal for the bride-to-be who wants the perfect body on her wedding day,” he says.

To maintain your body through the pre-and post-party and wedding season feasts, experts recommend regular weight-training sessions for at least 20 minutes, thrice a week. “Often, brides knock off the extra kilos with cardio exercises, and put them right back on after the wedding, as they tend to slack off, thanks to all the post-wedding celebrations,” continues Santosh. The same holds true for all those who crash-diet to look good for a particular occasion like say, a holiday or the Christmas and New Year bashes. But to keep those kilos off, you have to continue to dance them away.